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Langho

Langho is a village in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 2,015. It has one pharmacy, around two restaurants and cafés, six bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Langho, 0.3 km away. There were around 16 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Langho area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Ribble Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 61,558 residents at roughly 106 people per km².

Council
Ribble Valley
County
Lancashire
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Police force
Lancashire
79/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 1st of 294 English council areas — better than 100% of them.

Low crime99
Home affordability88
Affordable rents100
Good schools15
Life expectancy91
Low deprivation89
Employment98
Low council tax63

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

15°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:35

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Crime

6 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Theft from the person1

Neighbourhood team: Billington & Langho · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Road safety, Anti-social Behaviour and supporting people with vulnerabilities

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

100 reported road collisions (2024)

43 killed or seriously injured · 150 casualties · 16.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

52 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Langho (0.3 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Langho (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£287,641 average 5% YoY

Across Ribble Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£451,721
Semi-detached£280,865
Terraced£203,416
Flat£159,269

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£816 average monthly rent 5.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £607
  • 2 bed £770
  • 3 bed £934

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (7.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (3.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Northcote Hotel (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

61,558 residents in Ribble Valley · 106/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 282 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,387 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 29,810)

A £1,591
B £1,856
C £2,121
D £2,387
E £2,917
F £3,447
G £3,978
H £4,773

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

45 schools · 12,467 pupils

32 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Clitheroe Royal Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Bowland HighGood
  • St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
  • Longridge High SchoolRequires improvement
  • St Cecilia's RC High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Ribble Valley

Care & health services

1,255 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes423
  • GP practices184
  • Dentists250
  • Homecare agencies290
  • Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

100 applications decided

84% granted · 84 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Maya Ellis

Labour

Ribble Valley

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 5
  • Con 16
  • LD 6
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 4
  • Oth 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Langho – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£833 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,041 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 28,148 certificates

11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 69% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 2% · Biomass 1%

9 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.9
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Langho · 0.3 km

    Langho is a small rural village 5 miles (8 km) north of Blackburn in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is part of the parish of Billington and Langho. The village is linked with Blackburn and Clitheroe by the…

  • Langho railway station · 0.4 km

    Langho railway station serves the village of Langho in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. The station is 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) north of Blackburn.

  • York, Lancashire · 0.7 km

    York is a hamlet in the Ribble Valley district of the county of Lancashire, England. Part of the Billington and Langho civil parish, it is located southeast of the village of Langho on the old turnpike road between Wh…

  • New St Leonard's Church, Langho · 1.1 km

    New St Leonard's Church is in Whalley New Road, between the villages of Langho and Billington in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Whalley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, an…

  • Billington and Langho · 1.6 km

    Billington and Langho is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, covering the villages of Billington and Langho and the hamlets of York and Old Langho and the gated community called Brockh…

  • Old St Leonard's Church, Langho · 1.8 km

    Old St Leonard's Church is a redundant Anglican church 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the village of Langho, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed b…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Langho?
Langho is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Ribble Valley local authority.
What is the population of Langho?
Langho has an approximate settlement population of 2,015.
How deprived is Langho?
The Ribble Valley local authority, which includes Langho, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.